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A 33-year-old Man With Low Back Pain

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Zhang, D., Hess, K., Nielsen, G.P. et al. A 33-year-old Man With Low Back Pain. Clin Orthop Relat Res 472, 1345–1350 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3502-4

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